The worst areas for the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections across the UK have been revealed, with chlamydia and gonorrhoea the most commonly diagnosed.
Police have revealed that revellers misusing a Galloway hills bothy led to a group of bona fide walkers having to be rescued by the emergency services.
Police Scotland and its partners are aiming to tackle antisocial behaviour across Dumfries and Galloway this summer with a new programme of community engagement.
The courage of a Wigtown six year-old lad in fighting off cancer is being used to promote a charity event aimed at helping others to survive the dreaded disease.
A national survey has found cancer patients in Galloway overwhelmingly say they are happy with their treatment but many are missing out on much-needed emotional, financial and practical support.
Not only has courageous Castle Douglas lad Cupar Rush beaten a rare form of leukaemia, he’s become a ‘mini-boffin’ to find out how the NHS helped him win that battle.
Galloway’s health service claims it is working hard to unblock beds in hospitals occupied by mainly elderly people unable to return home because a care package isn’t in place.
